noun
Great Mormon butterfly
A large swallowtail butterfly (Papilio memnon) found in Japan and Southeast Asia. The Japanese name refers to Nagasaki, where it was first recorded in Japan.
長崎揚羽は、日本では主に九州以南で見られる大きなアゲハチョウです。
The Great Mormon is a large swallowtail butterfly found in Japan mainly south of Kyushu.
ナガサキアゲハのオスは黒く、メスには白い模様がある。
The male Great Mormon is black, while the female has white markings.
アゲハチョウ is the general term for swallowtail butterflies, while 長崎揚羽 refers specifically to the Great Mormon species.
Named after Nagasaki (長崎), where the species was first recorded in Japan, combined with 揚羽 (ageha, 'swallowtail butterfly').